endangered or threatened species is 

 possibly appropriate, but for which 

 substantial data on biological 

 vulnerability and threats are not 

 currently known or on file to support 

 the immediate preparation of rules). 



Other current formal status 

 recommendations: The species is 

 currently listed as "threatened 

 throughout range" (global rank = G3 ) by 

 the MTNHP (1986). Listed as 

 "Endangered" by Ayensu and DeFilipps 

 ( 1978) . 



Review of past status: The species was 

 earlier listed as "Threatened" by the 

 Service (U.S. Department of Interior, 

 1975). It was listed in Category 1 

 ( taxa for which the Service presently 

 has sufficient information on hand to 

 support the biological appropriateness 

 of their being listed as Endangered or 

 Threatened species) in the earlier 

 Notice of Review (U.S. Department of 

 Interior, 1980). In 1980, a draft 

 proposal was written to list Gr i ndel i a 

 howe 1 1 i i as a Threatened species, but 

 the proposed rule was never published 

 in the Federal Register ( USFWS Office 

 of Endangered Species, Helena, MT , 

 pers . comm . ) . 



C. State. 



1 . Montana . 



a - Present designated or proposed legal 

 protection or regulation: None. 



b. Other current formal status 

 recommendations: The species is 

 currently listed as "Threatened in 

 Montana" (state rank = S3) by the MTNHP 

 ( 1986) . 



c. Review of past status: Previously 

 listed as "Recommended Endangered" by 

 the Montana Rare Plant Project (Lesica 

 et al . , 198-4 ) . 



Descr ipt ion. 



A. General nontechnical description: A stout herb 

 with stems which are mostly about 15-36 inches 

 tall. The stems are glandular, and in some cases 



